Dr. Anita Rani

Detailed Profile

Research Areas/Areas of interest

• Herbal finishing of textiles for enhanced functionality
• Biodegradable technical textiles using underutilized and waste bioresources
• Adaptation of tradition craft for its preservation through textile designing

Publications

Awards And Recognitions

• Young Scientist Award presented in 6th Uttarakhand State Science & Technology Congress held at Kumaon University, Nainital on November 14-16, 2011.
• Best Teacher Award nomination for UG teaching, College of Home Science on basis of students’ feedback, 2015.

Research Projects Completed (2012-2017):

• Value addition of unconventional fibres from plant source (2012-13) D.E.S., G.B.P.U.A.&T., Pantnagar
• Preserving the past and enhancing the future of Uttarakhand’s traditional craft through textile designing techniques (2013-14) D.E.S., G.B.P.U.A.&T., Pantnagar
• Processing of dhaincha fibres for widening scope of their utilization (2015-16) D.E.S., G.B.P.U.A.&T., Pantnagar

Selected Research Publications

1. Bisht, S., Pant, D., Mishra, V., Pandey, A., Rani, A. and Tewari, L. 2025. Integrated Enzymatic and Spectroscopic Evaluation of Congo Red Dye Decolorization by White Rot Fungal Isolates. J. Adv. Biol. Biotechnol., 28 (6):771–786. https://doi.org/10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i62441 NAAS score-5.30
2. Desu, S.T., Massey, S., Gahlot, M., Goel, A. and Rani, A. 2025. Evaluation of Physico-Comfort Properties of Sustainable Union Fabrics Using Lyocell and Eri Silk. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett., https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-025-01806-z
3. Negi, M. and Rani, A. 2025. Dhaincha fibre processing: Evaluating the dual impact on wastewater and soil ecology. Int. J. Res. Agron., 8(6): 275-279. https://doi.org/10.33545/2618060X.2025.v8.i6d.3029
4. Danai. A., Rani, A., Jhang, T. and Singh, A.V. 2025. Phytochemical Composition of Bioactive Compounds Present in Tagetes minuta Flower and Leaf Essential Oil using FTIR and Antimicrobial Techniques for Exploring Therapeutic Uses. J. Sci. Res. Rep., 31(5):426-433. https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i53040
5. Pant,K.., Sakshi, Gahlot, M., Debnath, S., Rani, A. and Srivastava, R.K. 2025. Impact of delignification on tenacity and ;ignin contentof Grewia optiva fibres. Plant Arch. 25(1S):89-95. https://doi.org/10.51470/PLANT ARCHIVES.2025.v.25.supplement-1.013
6. Negi, M. and Rani, A. 2024. Utilization of Sesbania aculeata (dhaincha) plant for textile production. Man Made Text. India, 52(4):113-137.
7. Manjulatha, C., Goel, A., Singh, A.V.,Rani, A., Debnath, S., Singh, A.K., Srivastava, R.K. and Singh, S.B. 2024. Assessment of Antimicrobial Activity of Ocimum gratissimum and Cymbopogon flexuosus oil against some selected pathogenic microbes. J. Sci. Res. Rep., 30(12):716-731. https://dx.doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i122715
8. Das, S., Rani, A., Gahlot, M., Sakshi, Sisodia, N. and Sharma, A. 2024. Optimization of kraft pulping process for Sesbania aculeata (dhaincha) stems using RSM. Nord. Pulp Pap. Res. J., 40(1): 47-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/npprj-2024-0027
9. Das, S., Rani, A., Gahlot, M., Sakshi and Sisodia, N. 2024. Effect of bleaching on optical properties of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata) pulp. Pantnagar J. Res., 22(2): 411-420.
10. Renu, Rani, A., Gahlot, M. and Massey, S. 2024. Awareness level of youth towards the aspects related to sustainable apparel production and consumption in North India. Ecol. Environ. Conserv., 30(1): S159-S162. NAAS: 5.05.
11. Verma, H., A.K. Sharma, Anita Rani, General Thiyam, M. Pavan.2023. Optimization of the process parameters for dyeing silk fabric with a fungal pigment using RSM. Sustain. Chem. Pharm., 35:101192.
12. Pavan M., Rani, A., Jhang, T. and Singh,S.P. 2023. Developing Herbal mosquito repellent cotton fabric using the optimized process variables for safe environment. Mater. Today., 78(4):900-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr
13. Bhatt, P., Rani, A., Gahlot, M. and Tewari L. 2023. X-ray diffraction analysis of raw and chemically treated Sesbania aculeata fibres. Asian Dyer, 19(6).
14. Das, S. and Rani, A. 2021. Development of paper with dhaincha fiber. (Sesbenia aculeata). ‘In: Proceedings of International Conference on Reliability, Infocom Technologies and Optimization (Trends and Future Directions)’ Held at Amity University, Noida, India Sep., 3-4, 2021.
15. Bhandari, B. and Rani, A. 2021. Standarization and utilization of Himalayan nettle (Girardinia roota) for dyeing of silk fabric. Environ. Conserv. J., 22(1&2):19-25. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2021.221204 5.66.